Wearing-apparel, particularly relating to gowns, dresses, coats, and the like



. L. S. REYNARD.

WEARING APPAREL, PARTICULARLY RELATING TO eowws, DRESSES, COATS, AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT, 29, 1919.

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I Gowns, Dresses, Coats, and the like, of which plete full length external garment'is thus its star,

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LEONIE SOPHIA REYNARD, OF LONDON, nneLAnn'.

WEARING-APPAREL, PARTICULARLY RELATING TO GOWNS, DRESSES, COATS, AND

' THE LIKE. i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONIE SOPHIA RE Y- NARD, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at London, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Wearing-Apparel, Particularly Relating to i the following is a specification.

v by sewing overhang the wearers shoulders;

" through the aperture,

The object of the present invention is the production of a full length external-garment as a gown, dress, or the like, for womens wear, which can be quickly and easily manufactured, can be applied to the wearer with great facility and effect, andwhich can be constructed of any. desired material or materials.

vAccording to this invention and considered broadly, the garment is formed from one piece of material, or it may be formed from differin materials joined together into one piece. uch a piece of material laid out fiat or arranged in a single plane is then cut to shape;-the general outline of the materlal when so cut is rectangular, of greater length than breadth, and formed with an aperture about centrally of its length and about centrally of its breadth, through which'aperture the head of the wearer is to be inserted, so that the material depends in front of and at the back of the wearer.

On each side of the aperture the material is shaped as will be hereinafter more particularly specified, so that lateral portions in front of and at the rear of such overhanging portions the material is cut away to form curve recesses, and the back part of the material rearward of the aperture has two laterally extending tongues one upon each side, which tongues are to be extended in length by additional portions of material added thereto or otherwise, although obviously such tongues might be cut from the same piece of material in cases where the forming of the tongues in a piece with the main body would not be considered as an unnecessary use of a quantity of the said material.

The garment having been applied as aforesaid by the head of the wearer being passed so that the material depends in front of and at the back of the wearer, front portion are then drawn together at the back of the wearer underneath the hanging back portion and the said edges of the front the two side edges of the hanging.

i Specification of Letters Patent. 7 Patentgfl Aug, 31, 192G, Application filed September 29, 1919. Serial No. 327,076.

portion are secured together by suitable cooperating fastening devices. This having been done, the tongues extending from the loosely hanging back portion, which. tongues together compose a kind of girdle or sash are brought to the front of the wearer and loosely tied or otherwise secured, and a comformed.

The garment will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawing, which drawing shows apiece of fabric cut into the general form to constitute the garmen't according to this invention, although it is understoodthat the invention is not limited to the identical outline thereby illustrated.

The aperture through which the wearers head is to be passed is indicated at 1, the portion 2 forming the front part of the garment, while the portion 3 forms the back part. i

Forward of the aperture land upon each side, the fabric is cut away at 4:, 5, and similarly at a suitable distance rearward of the aperturel the garment is likewise cut away on both sides at 6 and 7, the fabric laterally upon each erture 1 extending at 8, 9 whereit overlies the shoulders of the wearer, and 10, 11 are the tongues forming the girdle or sash. The positions of fasteners at the edges of the front portion 2 are indicated at 12.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that with a garment so shaped the head of the wearer is passed through the I d" aperture 1, so that the lateral extensions 8,

,are then secured together at the back. of the wearer beneath the part 3 which thus covers the connected edges and it is only necessary to then draw the ends of the sash 10, 11 to the front of the wearer and to secure the said ends together by tying or by other suitable means. V

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. A full length external garment for womens wear comprising a piece of material, the general outline of which when laid out flat is rectangular and of greater length than breadth, sa id'material having an approximately central aperture through which the wearers head is to be passed to permit side'of thecentral api said material to fallin front and at the rear ,of the wearer, the hanging front portion being of a width to permit its two side edges to 7 meet together approximately centrally when drawn together at the back of the wearer underneath the hanging back portion, 00- operating fastening devices to connect together'the said meeting edges 'of the said hanging front portion and two laterally ex tending tongues rearward of said aperture one extending from each side of said material to form a girdle to be brought around and secured in front of the wearer.

2. A. full, length external garment for womens wear comprising a piece of material, the general outline of which when laid of the wearer, the hanging front portion being of a width to permit its two side edges nect together the said meeting edges of the said hanging front portion, and two laterally extending tongues rearward of said said material to form a girdle to be brought around and secured in front of the wearer, and curved recesses to pass under the arms of the wearer and lateral extensions to lie over the shoulders of the wearer.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

LEONIE SOPHIA REYNARD. Witnesses:

THOMAS W. ROGERS, OYRIL GRIFFITH BREWER.

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